2026 Japan VBS: Sunday + Travel Day (7/26-7/27)
Our last full day in Japan! It’s hard to believe that this trip is already coming to an end. In the morning, Rich and Mark took our luggage to the new hotel while the rest of us girls took the bus to a bakery and then walked to the Ikomaikan. The walk was beautiful, with […]
Grace in Seasons of Suffering
Pride and Humility
2026 Japan VBS: God Keeps His Promises (7/25)
We can’t believe it’s already the last day of KSE! This week went by so quickly, and it feels so bittersweet to think that our five days at KSE are already over. Today’s truth was God keeps His promises and we looked at Matthew 6:24–34, specifically verse 26: “Look at the birds of the air; […]
When You Feel Abandoned by God
“Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’” Matthew 27:45-46
Desperate Parents
Passion for Christ
2026 Japan VBS: God Loves Me & God Forgives Me (7/23-7/24)
Day three’s truth was God loves me and the kids learned about the woman at the well in John 4. Jesus is the living water, and He alone can satisfy us forever. Every station went well, and praise God for another great day! In the older kids’ class, some of them were amazed to learn […]
2026 Japan VBS: God Sees Me (7/21)
Today was our first day of KSE! We had a later start at 2 p.m., which gave us a slower morning to do our quiet times, review our book study, & enjoy breakfast before heading over to set up. We began KSE with worship led by Mark, and it was such a great way to […]
2026 Japan VBS: God Cares About Me (7/22)
Day two! Today’s truth was God cares about me and it was connected to the story of Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4. God is the one who holds the whole universe together, and yet He still cares about what’s happening in our lives. Even in the middle of life’s storms, we can trust […]